2011-12 UMBC Men's Track and Field News

BALTIMORE – For the first time in school history, UMBC is sending three individual track and field athletes to the NCAA Preliminaries as junior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen), sophomore Brandan McGee (Hiram, Ohio/Crestwood) and freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) head to Jacksonville, Fla. for this weekend’s meet.

PRINCETON, N.J. – Junior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) each picked up another top-10 finish as the UMBC track and field teams competed at the regional ECAC and IC4A Championships held at Princeton this weekend.

ORONO, Maine – Track and field freshmen Malte Bertram (Einbeck, Germany/Goethschule Gymnasium) and Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) were each named Most Outstanding Rookie for their respectively competitions as the UMBC track and field teams competed at the America East Championships at the University of Maine this weekend.

PHILADELPHIA – Members of the UMBC women’s track and field team combined to break two school records, the sprint medley relay and the 4x200 relay, while competing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

BALTIMORE, Md. – The UMBC track and field teams split up this weekend with multiple athletes exceling at both the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. and the Liberty Collegiate Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Multiple UMBC track and field freshmen impressed once again as both the men’s and women’s teams opened the 2012 outdoor season at the two-day Weems Baskin Invitational on the campus of the University of South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After finishing third at the America East Indoor Championships, the UMBC women’s track and field team has been picked to finish in the same spot for the outdoor season, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

BOSTON, MASS. – UMBC junior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Field Performer and freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) was named the Most Outstanding Rookie as the UMBC women’s track and field team finished third with 106.50 points at the 2012 America East Indoor Championships at Boston University.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The UMBC track and field teams returned to New York for the second straight week, this time competing in the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games, in preparation for next week’s America East Indoor Championships.

NEW YORK, NY. – The UMBC track and field teams once again broke records this season, this time while competing against over one hundred collegiate programs from across the country, Friday and Saturday at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational held at the 168th Street Armory.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – UMBC track and field junior Cameron McDearmon (Owings Mills, Md./Franklin)was named the America East Field Athlete Performer of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday afternoon.

LANDOVER, MD. – The UMBC women’s track and field team placed third and the men’s team placed fourth at the Terrapin Invitational, Saturday afternoon at the Prince George’s Sports Complex in Landover, Md.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Coming off of record breaking performances at the Penn State Relays, the UMBC track and field team continued their 2011-12 indoor season with another strong showing, this time at the Gotham Cup at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City on Friday.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – UMBC track and field freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) and junior Trae Proctor (Brandywine, Md./Thomas Stone) were named female and male America East Track Performer of the Week, respectively, the conference announced on Tuesday.

LEWISBURG, PA. – The UMBC track and field teams started their season off on the right foot as freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) set a school record in the 60m dash (7.52) and multiple athletes qualified for the ECAC Championships, Saturday at the Bison Opener at Bucknell University.